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If there was ever an actor worthy of the distinction of "America's Sweetheart," it's Meg Ryan, who has been appearing in films since 1981. Effortlessly charming and with an often easygoing magnetism whenever she's on-screen, Ryan channels her natural talents effectively in romantic comedies and family-friendly fare. However, Ryan also possesses a much wider range than many give her credit for, delivering solid work in military dramas and character studies while occasionally branching out into hard science-fiction and fantasy.Despite performing in dozens of film roles over the past 40-plus years, Ryan is one of her generation's more underrated actors. In...

Fresh vibrant flavours to welcome the spring into your kitchenThe words, chalked in upper case on a grey board, greet me from afar: CARLINGFORD OYSTERS. CORNISH MACKEREL. For once, my mind is made up even before I set foot in the shop. I glance at some tempting sea bass and a bag of tiny mussels, shells closed tight, but I go with the recommendation. You learn to trust your local shopkeepers.I do almost nothing with the oysters save a tiny squeeze of lemon. They have a briny, slap-you-in-the-face freshness and set us up for a fish supper of grilled mackerel...

Former Dodger Manny Mota throws out the first pitch prior to the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on April 29, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) Former Dodger Manny Mota hugs Manager Dave Roberts #30 of the Los Angeles Dodgers after being inducted into the Legends of Dodger Baseball prior to the game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on April 29, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) Former Dodger Manny Mota is inducted into the Legends of Dodger Baseball prior...

  By Staci Layne Wilson In 1972, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, and Peter Criss of KISS hired Ace Frehley through this want-ad in the Village Voice: “LEAD GUITARIST WANTED with Flash and Ability. Album out shortly. No time wasters, please.” Mötley Crüe found Mick Mars in 1981 thanks to an ad the axe-man placed in the Los Angeles Recycler: “Loud, rude, and aggressive guitar player available.” While “rock star” seems like a dream job—sleeping in late and drinking on company time while being worshipped by the masses and raking in scads of cash—a few who’ve achieved success have turned their...

This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning.“Middle school is all about lunch,” the writer Lydia Denworth once heard a fellow parent say. When her son started middle school a month later, she realized the parent was right. In many schools, lunch “is the time of day when preteens have the most agency,” Denworth notes. “It is why the movies are filled with so many scenes of anxious children holding a...